Missions

The mission of the Missions Team at Shiloh is to identify the human needs all around us and then encourage and involve the congregation in helping to meet those needs according to Christ’s teaching.

Christ has called each of us to reach out to those around us to offer aide and assistance wherever we can. We would like to invite all who are attending Shiloh UMC to become part of our Mission Team through volunteering for special mission opportunities throughout the year, by supporting our mission work financially through our Faith Promise giving program and by reaching out to your neighbors and family with Christ’s love.

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” -Ephesians 2:10

What is our Faith Promise Giving Program?

Each year in the spring we have a Mission Conference to celebrate all that we have accomplished in the past year, to look forward to the coming year, and to hear from those who are actively involved in mission work. At this time, we ask the congregation to prayerfully consider making a “Faith Promise” to help financially support the mission work of Shiloh. A Faith Promise is not a pledge you make to the church, but a promise you make to God. Faith is called for. You don’t necessarily know where the money is going to come from. You might rearrange priorities in your life, or the money may come in unexpected ways. This money covers “second mile giving,” or giving over and above your current giving to the Church. Even if you have not filled out a Faith Promise pledge card, we welcome your gifts that are used throughout the year to support mission work within our congregation, our community, our nation, and the world. Make out your check to Shiloh UMC and write “Faith Promise” in the note line.

 

Click here for the September Mission Messenger. 

 

 

Check out some of the Mission Links, click here.

Mission Recipes

ELEMENTARY YES KIT
4 pencils
1 Eraser
1 hand held pencil sharpener
1 box crayons
3 notebooks
1 ruler
1 pr blunt scissors
12 sheets construction paper
Religious coloring book

FLOOD BUCKETS 
5-gallon bucket with resealable lid 
Bleach (two 1-quart or one 82 oz. bottle. Do not include bleach if you are shipping the bucket through the US Postal Service, UPS or FedEx) 
5 scouring pads 
7 Sponges 
1 scrub brush 
18 cleaning towels (reusable wipes) 
Liquid laundry detergent (two 25 oz. or one 50 oz. bottle) 
1 household cleaner, 12-16 oz. bottle 
Disinfectant dish soap, 16-28 oz. bottle 
50 clothes pins 
Clothes line (two 50 ft. or one 100 ft.) 
5 dust masks 
2 pair latex gloves 
1 pair work gloves 
24-bag roll of heavy-duty trash bags, 33-45 gallon (remove roll from box before placing in bucket) 
1 Insect repellant spray, 6-14 oz. can (If aerosol, cans must have protective caps. See Special Requirements below.) 
1 Air freshener, 8 or 9 oz. can (If aerosol cans must have protective caps.
Note: if the requested item size is not available, go down to the next available size. If nothing is available in the requested or smaller size, put masking tape on the outside of the bucket saying, "This bucket contains no _________"